How To Get Killer Drum Sounds! Compression & EQ Secrets

In today's episode I demonstrate techniques of drum recording as well as audio processing secrets I have used on countless records.
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[@Joormode]

Would love to see much more mixing videos on this channel, like you did on your main 5-6 years ago.

[@katielowen]

100% agreed; those are my fav of Rick's videos!

[@sarcophage]

Yes!!

[@GTORT]

His channel was a true hidden gem back then.

[@hanbo123]

Rick's expression 6:07 , when the engineer is explaining the rack equipment. You better not mess up! 😎

[@lucasmedia1]

Exactly what I was thinking lool, Ricks eyes look like they're holding a gun to GL'S head haha

[@gerardporqueres6989]

I was thinking the same! When you say midrange what do you mean exactly? 👀 490 and 470Hz 😰

[@adrianosullivan7548]

Solid death glare for that poor fella's whole contribution

[@gropifiasco]

Thank you for showing us the sound of 25 years ago.

[@thesadwolf]

Thank you for wrangling your friend in by making him explain the WHY! Great video as usual.

[@apexperfection619]

Rick please make more content like this. This is my favourite type of content from your channel. I know it may be a bit niche but this is killer. Keep up the great content

[@andretonelli]

What a stunningly useful video, Rick! Whenever GL was falling into the common “a little bit of this and that, let’s move on” thing, the fact that you stopped to go deeper is where the gold really lies. Great job to both of course. And Greg!

[@three3fitty573]

Rick was giving a death stare😂

[@wootube]

We’re seeing Rick the taskmaster, but god damn, it made this a 100% more useful video than if he let GL just yadda yadda over the details!!

[@ArtGuitarLTX]

@@three3fitty573 Giving him the eagle eyes the whole time during the preamp part 😅

[@IPoopOnYouEveryLastOneOfYou]

When you get Tom to explain the reasoning behind the decisions, that is so extra helpful, great way of lifting up these videos so it doesn't have so much calculus trigonometry class vibes.

[@mwdollar]

I love how Rick is looking at the engineer as he is explaining things @ 6:56. It's the exact same look I give to my audio students when they're explaining something to others. That I'm ready to jump in if one little thing is incorrect or needs clarity look lol. A great teacher and musician.

[@thetransonicford]

I agree with many others, it‘s great to see you getting back into the control room. More videos on production techniques, recording and mixing would be appreciated.

[@gressex7]

100% love this type of video. You be watched all the old recording ones but awesome to see this too. Can’t wait for more instruments/techniques!!

[@MoreMeRecording]

Cool! Looking forward to more recording tutorials from Rick. I've been recording for several years but always have LOTS to learn!

[@jayaraise]

More of this please. Just taking the time to explain the little details and show behind the curtain is so appreciated. Well done - thank ya much!

[@JoshuaStormmusic]

Thanks a bunch Rick & GL. This is a gold mine of a drum mixing tutorial. Crisp, clean and straight to the point. Thanks again.

[@welkerroad]

I love to see these types of videos. Thank you Rick for putting it together.

[@Damo_Drummer]

As a long time drummer, I love this sort of content, Rick. More please! :)

[@marcusbusborg1432]

More of this type of content please🙏🏻 Rick Rocks🤘🏻

[@MyToasterIsMoist]

YESSSSSSSS I'm so happy y'all made this! Absolutely *loved* the drum sound on the video with Gregg, so getting to peek behind the mixing curtains is awesome. Would LOVE to see more mixing vids!

[@rolandalston542]

Love seeing more content videos, especially the discussion around your use of the mic preamps and eq in this video. Killer drum track, btw!

[@soulsweet40]

I love this...this is right up my alley..more content like this please, along with everything else you do

[@fredrikio]

Much appreciated! Thank you so much for going into these kinda details and asking the questions re what/why.

[@kylecoffey6010]

Love this content! More recording & mixing content plz! Rick = Amazing ❤

[@robertfoshizzle]

Yes, please -- more recording videos! Love this type of content.

[@brunopradomusic]

Yes. I want to see more content like this. Rick talks very little about the technical side of his producer career. Would be nice to see Rick mixing stuff as well. Thanks for everything you do for the music Rick

[@fatbackfunk]

Fantastic! Like others have expressed, more of these mixing/tracking videos would be hugely appreciated! Love em'...!!!!

[@andrewpreciado7142]

Please Rick, please please please make more videos like this!

[@markblagdon]

Loved this style video - really great to see and hear effect and thought behind why its being applied.

[@leaharrington4472]

The sound of the drums in the room IS the sound of the drums. Love this so much.

[@powellrandolph]

More of this type of content would be great! Thanks for this! Thanks also for the details shown and talked about. Lots of great info here!

[@genuinefreewilly5706]

Very helpful. Those small tweaks collectively make a huge difference. For sure please do more

[@ysteinberg5084]

More like this please! Been struggling with getting the right sounds out of my drum kit, picked up a few things I'll try. Thanks!

[@astrofreq]

Please make more videos of this type. I’ve recently starting taking mixing:mastering courses online and this is so incredibly helpful. 😊

[@jimhuddleston6227]

Fantastic, such a treat to watch and listen to high level professionalism and actually understand the value of this content !! Please continue producing this type of material. Thank you in advance.

[@digableskillz]

Thank you so very much for this video! I’m a longtime musician just now getting into my own home studio recording environment with a thirst to learn as much is I can from seasoned professionals such as you guys. I’ve been subscribed to both channels for over a year or so and I’m very appreciative of your content. Thank you again 🙏🏾

[@b3nji777]

Thanks so much Rick! The timing of this video was perfect. I have been tuning my drum room and setting up to record my 73 Pearl Dynabeat that I reconditioned (Fibreglass +concert toms). This video reassured me that the things that were bothering me in my small room were still present in your studio. I am in my 40's and I learned audio while working for my old man's jazz band in the 90's. I Started on an Atari St and it still amazes me till this day what we can do in the box with tried and true recording techniques. Big respect for all you do mate, cheers from Melbourne Au.

[@DelmaRaySmithJr]

The interaction of each individual involved colors the sound and the songs in a never ending churn, Rick is the personification of Art, as he demonstrates here without demonstration.

[@andreifilip]

Simple things and good gear are always gonna get you great results, and this video is one of the few videos out here ( on youtube ) that shows this. Great video Rick, thanks a lot. I would sure like to see more of these Cheers

[@J0intV3nture]

This is exactly the video I've been waiting to see. Especially the EQ settings help a lot getting a baseline for my DAW

[@joshalbert3636]

This is great! as drummer myself getting into mixing THIS is the content! Thank Rick!

[@bobbyswamp]

Love this! Thank you for posting, would love to see more!

[@joanbartoli7933]

This was so helpful, thank you so much. I am so happy man

[@lewybody]

Thanks for this very concise, clear and distinctly helpful summary of your drum method for Greg B's playing. Super useful for me in a small home studio, but using a full acoustic kit. Especially with your context of why you use particular bands for EQ on individual elements, compression rationale, etc. If you could do more like this, it'd be awesome! Thanks for all your content over the many years, Mr. Beato. You're making a profound difference to many.

[@zeevshaff]

More content!! I can watch this forever… just started adding room mics to my recordings and wow it makes the whole song.. keep it up rick love this type of video

[@atomspliter3493]

This takes me back I was in a audio engineering school back in the nineties and these are for the most part the mic choices we used back in the day. Back then we had three studios which had a neve, SSL and a api consoles to choose from and we had old studer 2 inch 24 track machines to record to and mastered with dats. Cool video, takes me back.

[@SaturnVoyager11]

Loved all your explanations, thank you for this

[@andrewdavidweber1st]

It is so great to see you and Ken still working together :)

[@lgl_137noname6]

Yes Please. more content like this would quite educational . thank you.

[@michaelshreve6455]

The rooms sound amazing with or without compression Thanks! I enjoyed that

[@scottchamley181]

Thank you both! I really enjoyed this video. I would love to see more like this, bass, vocals, guitar, etcetera. :)

[@TheSargKyle]

This was massively insightful! Thank you for this!

[@JohnThayerMN]

Yes! more content like this. All the examples are great!

[@combyjames]

I absolutely loved this! Thank you! Please do more

[@leevalasek9251]

Yes! Would like to see more content like this.

[@atulah7]

Excellent video. I have been flying(mixing) blind and learning(from my mistakes) as I go. There is so much good info here. Thank you!

[@steveagelakos]

Very cool! Nice to see you using all that great gear again. Thank you for sharing.

[@shoreline4]

Very informative. We just finished mixing our debut album....or so we thought! Absolutely! Do more of these videos!

[@joaorebelo6107]

Great content, thank you for the insight and all those useful tips.

[@drummingtrash101]

This is the content that I love!! Thanks so much!

[@michaelv.3655]

Great video Rick ! Thankfully you stopped your friend taking all the usual shortcuts while explaining and forced him to really explain the details. This was so helpful and I'd love to see more videos like this.

[@jonorose2333]

Fantastic! More of this would incredible - thankyou

[@Jay-Go]

Yes! Yes! More of this. More videos showing what pros like yourselves do to get drum mixes.

[@kodiakthejuggler]

YES!! I was just thinking after watching the Greg Bissonette vid that the drums sounded absolutely EPIC!! Seriously amazing sound, and Greg is one of the coolest drummers of all time. I’d love to meet him someday, and Rick as well!! Thanks for sharing your setup with us, Rick!

[@drewjonespdx]

Love this kind of content especially because it’s drum specific

[@bazzzzz6175]

Fantastic. Loved this! Nice to see the same plug ins I use every day and knowing I'm using them correctly. Two years ago I didn't have a clue about this stuff.

[@zerra73]

Great, thankyou so much for sharing this type of things!!! appreciate!!

[@dannyknox4314]

Yes! More mixing videos. Compression for the win!!!

[@ingramengineeringproaudio]

Yes, please, more videos like this showing how you recorded and mixed. Good stuff. The main video with Gregg was great, too.

[@mags102755]

So much learning going on. Love it

[@animedrummerboy]

i really love how the room mics are what brought the kit to life. that was quite amazing to experience. the kit sounded good before but once the room mics were involved we were THERE

[@aleksamrkela831]

I love seeing the engineering side of Rick. Please make more of these videos!

[@NGDandelion]

definitely do more like this! these kinds of videos are really fun and also great for learning. and feature GL more, he's great.

[@marcelbr815]

Love the content here, please Rick, keep bring it on!

[@eaiii1262]

Thank you so much for sharing this!

[@howsbrad]

Yes! More content like this! For example, What is the best all around mic pre for a home studio and how to use it.

[@phila515]

Yes, would love more practical mixing videos like this.

[@leandromaturano3215]

More of this please !!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 Maestro 🙌🏻🔥

[@alexbooyse9053]

This is a great video. Explaining reasons for choices

[@progression_decibel]

This is phenomenal, Rick thank you.

[@oleran4569]

Oh my yes! Please do more of this!

[@hinesification]

Yes, please make more of these

[@PhilPotorDrummer]

I would LOVE to see A LOT more content like this !!! Please !!! So helpful 🙏🙏🙏

[@NisGaarde]

Yes please! Love content like this!

[@eweesplace]

Giving the people what they want! Excellent, Rick. Thanks ❤

[@TimV93]

Great video! I'd like to see some more content on outboard gear and mic'ing techniques for bass guitar and down-tuned guitars in hard rock music!

[@TomCawoski]

Great video Rick!!! I'm one of those who would love to see more content like this. You did a couple drum recording/mixing videos a while back but left out the EQ points that you were using for the toms. From this one, looks like you are using the same mic preamps and I'm so glad you didn't skip over the EQ points!!! I'm a drummer, engineer, producer, and mixer and these kinds of videos have been a great source of good information for me. I've been getting good drum sounds for the must part but for some reason I have been snuggling getting a great tom sound. I suspect a bit of my issue is related to the size of my room being too small. Anyway, I so appreciate your channels and encourage you to continue to make all the content you are doing. There's a lot of good content here and I appreciate what you do!!! Bless you Rick!!! 😎🎶

[@Ponchy]

Looove to see the production videos back again!

[@marammahanta1218]

Great lesson. We need more videos on Drum Eq!

[@eaglepass5170]

Most excellent!!! Yes more recording videos please!!!

[@paulmoncton]

Very informative. It's great to have an explanation from mic placement to playback, and everything in between, in chronologic order. It makes others tutorials look amateur.

[@sevchyk]

Excellent video. Every aspect of sound was elucidated. I have nothing to blame, the understanding of the public needs is at the high level. I've added it to my list.

[@freneticGTR]

Great stuff Rick. Favorite type of videos

[@tonydesarzec907]

Loved this. Thank you!

[@StefanBurloiu]

Great video. Been watching you for some time now and love the vids, but never subscribed. This one changed that. Would enjoy seeing more content on recording and mixing. Very informative, as always 🤟

[@joannabay8039]

I would love to see more of this kind videos. Very helpful. Thank you and more pls.

[@austinhealey5158]

Hey Rick Yes more recording videos please

[@m2thef2thec]

Top video, Rick. A great example of "less is more". I need to strip back some of my mixes and get back to basics!

[@genecarroll879]

You're killn' me. I Love it! These are great. I'm sharing this with my band mates so they can understand what I'm doing and "what's taking so long" (ha ha) I'm a bass player and have been an engineer since '86. Started off all tape. Was one of the first Studer Dyaxis users and then we switched to PT 1 which was a two step process. 1) Sound Designer and 2) Editor Just love your stuff.

[@TavaresProject]

Loved this video.. always learning something new that I can use in my mixes. Just bought the smack attack plugin...

[@AlainCovers]

your equipment is so WOUAWWWW, no words

[@MarkPryor1]

great vid! So many little tricks of the trade. Thx for sharing

[@steelesaldutti]

I would love to see the same video on guitar tones: How to mic a cab, what speakers to use, how to dial in the amp, EQ and compression (probably in the box as most of us don’t have outboard, how many mics, condensers versus dynamic, what pickups / guitar etc